Probably has a bit of bore wear - mine was the same and always breathed heavily. Had quite bad wear but it died of HG failure rather than that at nearly 140k. Worth doing the lines, fluid and beam mounts imo. Also think about new engine mounts too, esp the rear lower one. Some decent pads wouldn't go amiss either.

Lovely looking car mate and like the wheels

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Been and spent a sodding fortune this weekend. New top mounts and other suspension sundries at Peugeot came to just over £150. Then also got some new rear beam mounts from the local factors.

So today I decided to fit the new beam mounts and my Koni rear shocks. Having done this task on my old '6 I was hoping for quicker progress this time. To be honest didn't really rush anything so took best part of four hours.

First up was to remove the boot carpet and loosened the mount bolts.



Jacked her up and used axle stands, would never work under car without. Note I dont carry a spare wheel, with having to run spacers on the Speedlines there's no point as I dont have the correct bolts with me.



Removed the exhaust to aid access. Then had a bit of a mare, all three bolts holding the heatshield on snapped.



Using ramps and some door lining I supported the rear beam. By keeping it at this level removing the bolts was a lot easier as they are not under tension.



Using the trolley jack lowered the beam down to remove the old mounts. Also tied a couple parts up with string so as not to leave them hanging on the brake lines.



Old vs New



After a fair bit of cursing and swearing finally lined up the new mounts. The bolts were only placed in as I only wanted to get the beam mounts up through the floor and caught. The damper mounting was done after as it was easier to do it in stages.



Damper mount all bolted up



Once all the mounts were on and tight it was time to fit the Konis. I found jacking up the trailing arms made it much easier to line up the bolt holes.




Refit exhaust, wheels, etc and go for a test drive. Knocking has been cured Haven't driven it hard yet as the front suspension is being sorted next weekend. Then at some point I need to tackle lowering the beam.



I'm knackered now, must be time for take away!

Just changed my beam and wish I read this 1st lol took about an hour just to fit it!

P3 tailgate, yummy

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Finishes it off nicely hey! I would probably ditch the wiper though, even less clutter and less weight of course

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I use some rain x stuff on my rear windscreen and all the water/dirt just blows/washes off, no need for wiper action

You do realise the decals give you 50bhp extra right? I thought everyone knew that, every day is a school day though i guess

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